Moccasin



Nov. '10, 1925. D. B. ABBOTT MOCCASIN inal Filed Jan. 15. 1924 Snvemtoz cc I omTEo srArEs I DONALD B. ABBOTT, or Y 'ARMO U' H, Mains.

MOCGASIN.

Substitute for application Serial No. 686,286, filed J'anuary'15, 1924.v This application filed J'une 17, 1925;

' Serial No;37,873.- 1 .1. g ".1;

1 0 aJZdohom it may concern:

Beit known that 'I, DONALD E. ABBOTT, a citizen of the 'United States, and a resident in the village of Yarmouth, Cumberland County, and State of Maine, doing business at said Yarmouth, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Moccasins, of which the following is .a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings. Certain matterherein disclosed is claimed specifically in my. copending application No. 37,874, filed June 17, 1925.

Itis the purposeof this invention to supplement the invent-ion forwhich I. have ob-. tained Patent No. 1,484,285, Feb. 19, 1924, and to add to that invention additional improvements, the effects of which are that the fitand appearance of the moccasin and especially the bandage-like support under the arch of the foot of the wearer, may be better adapted to fit feet having unusual proportions or unusual anatomical formation, thus making it possible for the manufacturer to construct foot-wear of this class in such manner as will be best adapted to all purchasers.

Reference is here made to mysaid earlier patent for a detailed description of the construction and method of operation of myimproved moccasin foot-wear. Therefore, it will be unnecessary to do more than to state in this application the following controlling features. V

7 To those familiar with the manufacture of true moccasins it is well known that their construction requires the stock, after being cut and partially stitched, tobe pulled longitudinally along the. bottom of the last over which they are formed, and upwardly at the sides and toe instead of over the top of the last and then downwardly as in the construction of ordinary shoes. -This necessary procedure in the construction of the true moccasin causes the material of which they are made, i. e., the rear portion of the vamp, tospan the cavity on the underside of the last at the instep section, in other words, at the arch of the foot'of the wearer, and .makes it practically impossible to so cut and sew the parts together, that the material will hug into the instep cavity notwithstanding the longitudinal and upward strains to which the material is subjected during the socalled lasting operations.

In my former patent above referred to I which is called the vamp may be out under the foot and at its rear portion, so that when suitably stitched it assumes and must assume the desired contour resulting in a snug fit, or as Icall it, abandage-like effect around the instep. It is my purpose I fully describehow that part of the i in this present application to secure furtheri '7 patent protection for certain modifications inthe method of cuttingand stitching the moccasin vamp underneath the foot, which,

my somewhat extensive manufacture under my said former constructlonhas developed,

whereby, as stated heretoforeysuperior fit,

comfort I and appearance may be, secured .where the conditions are abnormal or at least unusual. I now describethese modifications as follows.

. Referring to the drawings, .-the several figures thereof are arranged in pairs. That is to say, Figure 1 illustrates a plan view, shown fiat of the. vamp of a moccasin having portions cut from its underside and rear portions of the shape shown, and Figure 2 illustrates a plan view of the vamp of Figure 1 after the edges of the openings have been brought togetherand stitched. Similarly Figures 3 and 4 constitute another pair of figures showinga different method of removing portions from theunderneath rear part of the vamp; and the same is true of Figuresb and 6, 7 and 8, 9 and-10.

Describing now thepairs of figures above referred to: inFigurel it will be noted that there are whatv may be called two main openings in the rear portions of the vamp. The opening (1) is much larger than the opening (2) which, however, connects with opening (1). This feature is common to all of the figures. It will be noted that the edges -of both openings Nos. 1 and 2 in Figure 1' are curved, and that thelength of port, for it will be noted that owing to the curvilinear but straight.

portions of the resulting seams (8) and Although it may appear immaterial to one not familiar with such matters, whether the edges of the openings-and the resulting seams :(8) and 9)be straight or curved,

strated by my recent manufacture and sale nevertheless it is a fact that in many cases where straight seams will not produce the desired lit, curved "seams will so doa-nd vice versa.

' Referring'now to Figures and 4, here there is adifferent form shown. main openings and with their 'cur vilinear edges are shown the same as heretofore but the curvature is differentiated, so that when they are brought together and stitched, they form seams (110) and (11) seen in Figure 4, whereby, a still different bai'idage-like effect is produced.

In Figures Sand 6 the same two openings (1) and appear, but in this case there is no projection of the upper opening to the left beyond the confines, in other words, the left-hand edge of opening 1, so that the resulting seams when the edges are brought together and stitched, shown at (12) and (13) in Fig. 6, represent roughly an L- shaped line instead of roughly a'T-shaped line as in Figures 1, 2, 3 and 1.

In Figures 7 and 8, the two openings (1) and are again illustrated and when the edges thereof are brought together and stitched they result in another L-shaped seam (14) and, (16) as seen in Figure 8. This construction again effects slight modifications in the bandage-like effect present in the finished moccasin.

In Figures 9 and 10 the same thing is repeated except that in this construction the edges of the openings ('1) and (2) are not But they differ materially from that set forth in my former patent in that no part of the upper opening No. 2 projects to theleft beyond the vertical edge of the lower openin No. 1, thus producing an Lshaped seam 16) and (17) instead of a T-shaped seam as shown in saic earlier patent.

As stated above, it is the purpose of this invention to show those who practice: this art how they'c'a'n improve the fit, appearance,

The two and comfort of their foot-wear by modifying the form of the openings set forth in the patent allowed to me as aforesaid, thus carrying that invention beyond anything disclosed in my said former patent and constituting an additional forwardstep in this art, said earlier invention having been received by the public. as has been demonof moccasins embodying my inventions as a valuable and important forward step in the construction of 'foot-wear of the moccasin class. I

This application is a substitute for my abandoned application Serial No. 686,286, filed Jan. 15, 1924:.

I claim as my invention:

1. A moccasin, the vamp portion of which on its under side has a curved seam extending longitudinally of the vamp from its rear edge toward the ball portion ofthe vamp and another curved seam in front of that first mentioned which extends crosswise of the vamp,

:2. A blank for the vamp portion of a moccasin having an open portioi'i in the rear part of its under sidewider at its outer than at its inner end and having adjacent to said first mentioned opening an open portion which is wider at 'its front' than at its rear end, the opposed edges of both openings being curvilin'earin outline.

3. A blank for aimoccasin vamp having a tapered open portion in the rear part of its under side extending toward the ball portion of the blank and which has curved sides of substantially the same length, said blank having also another open portion, forward of the first mentioned open portion, extending: generallyerosswise of the blank and having curved sides of] substantially the same length. 7

l. A blank for a moccasin vamp having. in therear part of its under side two openings, one extending in a generally longitudinal direction, and the other in :av generally transverse direction, the opposed-edges of each opening being curved and of substantially. equal length.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name.

DONALD B. ABBOTT. 

